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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does young Jacob sit while eating his midday meal?
(a) On the ship's rail.
(b) On the ship's deck.
(c) On a keg.
(d) On Marguerite's lap.

2. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?
(a) A year.
(b) The same age.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

3. Who is Jerusha?
(a) A corncob doll.
(b) Dolly's sister.
(c) A sheep.
(d) Joel's mother.

4. How does Marguerite get a bruise on her forehead?
(a) She is hit with debris while helping to save the livestock during a storm.
(b) She falls below deck during the storm.
(c) She is kicked by one of the children in their sleep.
(d) She is punished by Joel Sargent for insolence.

5. When Marguerite is awoken by the storm, what is the first thing she does?
(a) Reaches for her belongings.
(b) Reaches for her rosary.
(c) Reaches for her money.
(d) Reaches for the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says the young man in Aunt Hespa's song was wrong to leave his lover?

2. To where were Marguerite, her uncle, and her grandmother planning to go when they left France?

3. What is Marguerite untangling as the novel begins?

4. What is the name of the ship the Sargents are sailing on to get to their new farm?

5. In Aunt Hespa's song, what happens to the young woman's lover?

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